二零一一年二月二十三日 第二十五期
23 Feb 2011  Volume 25
 
      

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Special Feature: General Research Fund (GRF) Projects Awarded in 2010
專題:2010年獲頒優配研究金資助的研究項目
Funded Research Projects in the Faculty of Education

Prof. Leung Seung Ming Alvin

Associate Dean (Research)

       

        The Faculty of Education of The Chinese University of Hong Kong prides itself as a vibrant and productive research center in educational research. In the year 2010, funded research and development projects of the Faculty of Education aggregated to more than HK$102,000,000 (counting only funded projects that are active in 2010). These funded projects address an array of educational issues that are both timely and substantial to the field of education, including:



Special Feature: General Research Fund (GRF) Projects Awarded in 2010
專題:2010年獲頒優配研究金資助的研究項目
Wellness among School Teachers in Hong Kong: The Relationship with Occupational Stress and Purpose in Life

Principal Investigator:

Prof. Lau Siu Ying Patrick (Department of Educational Psychology)

 

Co-Investigators:

Prof. Jane E. Myers (The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the United States)

Prof. Yuen Man Tak (The University of Hong Kong) and Prof. Chan M. C. Raymond (Hong Kong Baptist University)

        As the traditional studies on the teachers' mental health are mainly on the negative pathological complaint, there is a need for a sound knowledge base on teacher wellness (Lau, Yuen, Chan, Myers & Lee, 2008). The present study, therefore, has three objectives:



Special Feature: General Research Fund (GRF) Projects Awarded in 2010
專題:2010年獲頒優配研究金資助的研究項目
Implementing Innovative Feedback Approaches in Secondary EFL Writing in Hong Kong

Principal Investigator:

Prof. Lee Kit Bing Icy (Department of Curriculum and Instruction)

 

Co- Investigators:

Prof. Anne Burns (Aston University, United Kingdom) and

Mr. Lam Che Keung Ricky (Hong Kong Institute of Education)

 

        This collaborative action research study investigates how English teachers of S1-3 (lower secondary) students in Hong Kong can be supported to bring innovation to conventional feedback approaches in the writing classroom, and how such innovation can impact the teaching and learning of writing.



Special Feature: General Research Fund (GRF) Projects Awarded in 2010
專題:2010年獲頒優配研究金資助的研究項目
Concomitant and Competing Influences of Personal and Contextual Factors on the Career Development of Chinese University Students

Principal Investigator:

Prof. Leung Seung Ming Alvin (Department of Educational Psychology)

 

Co- Investigators:

Prof. Hou Zhi-jin (Beijing Normal University)

Prof. Kwan Kwong Lien Karl (San Francisco State University)

 

        This proposed study aims to examine the interactive effects of personal interest, family relational values (filial piety, parental expectations) and social expectations (preference to pursue prestigious occupations) on the career development and career commitment of Chinese university students. 



Special Feature: General Research Fund (GRF) Projects Awarded in 2010
專題:2010年獲頒優配研究金資助的研究項目
Parents' Learning-Related Practices and Children's School Readiness at the Transition to Kindergarten: Comparing Mainland Chinese Immigrant Families and Native Families in Hong Kong and the United States

Principal Investigator:

Prof. Ng Fei Yin Florrie (Department of Educational Psychology)

 

Co-Investigator:

Prof. Catherine Tamis-LeMonda (New York University, the United States)

 

        The overarching aim is to compare immigrant and native parents' learning-related practices and the effect on children's readiness for formal education at the transition to kindergarten. During this transition, children have to adjust to the routines and structure of a formal classroom, where learning becomes evaluated, and to social interactions with new peers and adult authorities. The increased demands for self-regulation and planning are often challenging for children. The transition is particularly critical for immigrant children, because it represents their first extensive immersion into the host society. Unfortunately, the adjustments associated with immigration often usurp immigrant parents' time and psychological resources, compromising their abilities to prepare their children for formal schooling. As such, immigrant children may be disadvantaged from their first encounter with achievement contexts and begin unfavorable academic trajectories. With education as a major avenue of upward mobility, this can hinder immigrants' integration into the host society.



Special Feature: General Research Fund (GRF) Projects Awarded in 2010
專題:2010年獲頒優配研究金資助的研究項目
Strategic Thinking and Execution in Hong Kong Schools

Principal Investigator:

Prof. Pang Sun Keung Nicholas (Department of Educational Administration and Policy)

 

Co-Investigator:

Prof. John Pisapia (Department of Educational Leadership, Florida Atlantic University, the United States)

 

        In 2006, Pisapia offered a strategic leadership theory which bridges the ordered world with the postmodern world.



Special Feature: General Research Fund (GRF) Projects Awarded in 2010
專題:2010年獲頒優配研究金資助的研究項目
The Relationship between Language Proficiencies and Attentional Control among Cantonese-English Bilinguals in Hong Kong

        In Hong Kong, most students from primary and secondary schools can be regarded as Cantonese-English bilinguals who can operate in both languages at a different level of proficiency. While the abilities to speak, write, read, and comprehend two languages are clearly language skills, recent research has demonstrated that bilinguals outperform those who know only one language (i.e., monolinguals) in attention-demanding tasks. The goal of the proposed study is to examine how this "bilingual advantage" in attention tasks is modulated by bilinguals' language proficiencies.

 

    招募研究學校



Department of Curriculum and Instruction 課程與教學學系
English Language Teaching Programme for Shenzhen Teachers of English 2009/2010

Prof. Barley Mak

        The Centre for Enhancing English Learning and Teaching, Faculty of Education, was invited by the Education Bureau to offer the "English Language Teaching Programme for Shenzhen Teachers of English 2009/2010" from March to July 2010, followed by a six-month consultation period. The programme combined theory and practice, with the aim of facilitating participants to put theory into practice. Regarding the delivery of the programme, expertise in English learning and teaching was solicited from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.



Department of Educational Administration and Policy 教育行政與政策學系
Human to Be Capitalized for Enduring Competitiveness:
The Human Capital Perspective in Enhancing Hong Kong's Strategic Position as a Regional and International Business Center

Prof. Chung Yue Ping & Prof. Chen Shuangye

In the recent White Paper Proposal of "Theme-based Research", two of our colleagues revisited the concept of human capital and brought our attention to the connection between human capital and enduring competitiveness of Hong Kong.



Department of Educational Administration and Policy 教育行政與政策學系
Evolving School Leadership Practices in China in the New Millennium

The University Council of Educational Administration is a consortium of higher education institutions committed to advancing the preparation and practice of educational leaders.  From 27 to 31 October 2010, the Council held its annual convention in New Orleans, USA, with the theme: "Building Bridges: Politics, Partnerships, and the Purpose of Schooling". As one of its member institutions, the Department of Education Administration and Policy sent a delegate of five to attend the convention. They were Prof. Pang Sun Keung, Dr. Tam Wai Ming and three PhD students, Zheng Yulian, Li Xiaolei and Wang Xueju. The five of them collaborated to present a symposium entitled "Evolving School Leadership Practices in China in The New Millennium."  The symposium was well-attended and there were stimulating dialogues between the speakers and the audience.



Department of Educational Administration and Policy 教育行政與政策學系
Summer Research Institute: Liberal Arts Education in China & the US
4 August 2010 – 8 August 2010, Guangzhou

Prof. Ou Dongshu

Prof. Ou Dongshu newly joined the Department of Educational Administration and Policy. She helped organize a summer research institute of liberal arts education. Her experience and sharing gave us an in-depth view of the exchange between China and the US and how liberal art education is now being worked out in China.



Student presentations
Department of Educational Psychology 教育心理學系
越快樂,越好學
蕭鳳英 教育心理系助理教授

教育心理學系有三位老師獲得教育學院模範教學獎 (2008-2009),以表揚他們在教學上出色的表現。蕭鳳英教授、黃蘊智教授、侯傑泰教授在此分享他們的教學理念。



Department of Educational Psychology 教育心理學系
重回傳說中的古樹下
黃蘊智 教育心理系副教授

教育心理學系有三位老師獲得教育學院模範教學獎 (2008-2009),以表揚他們在教學上出色的表現。蕭鳳英教授、黃蘊智教授、侯傑泰教授在此分享他們的教學理念。



Department of Educational Psychology 教育心理學系
大班講授 = 沉悶、低效能?
侯傑泰 教育心理系講座教授

教育心理學系有三位老師獲得教育學院模範教學獎 (2008-2009),以表揚他們在教學上出色的表現。蕭鳳英教授、黃蘊智教授、侯傑泰教授在此分享他們的教學理念。



Department of Educational Psychology 教育心理學系
Seminars

    



Prof. Cheng Pui Wan
Department of Sports Science and Physical Education 體育運動科學系
Symposium on Physical Activity: The Challenges for Schools and Communities

          With the support of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, the Department of Sports Science and Physical Education held a Symposium entitled "Physical Activity: The Challenges for Schools and Communities" on 11 December 2010 (Saturday).



From left to right: Prof. Wong Heung Sang Stephen, Dr. Chen Shi Hui, Prof. Mao Zhen Ming, Dr. Lau Patrick, Prof. Ha Sau Ching Amy, Prof. Mary O’Sullivan, Prof. Jo Salmon and Dr. Ester Cerin
Department of Sports Science and Physical Education 體育運動科學系
Department of SSPE Visited by Government Officials

        On the 8 December, the Department of Sports Science and Physical Education was visited by Ms. Hui Hiu Fai (Under Secretary) and Mr. Mok Kwan Yu Benjamin (Principal Assistant Secretary, Recreation and Sport Division) from the Home Affairs Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong.

        The purpose of the visit was to hear the opinions and feelings from experienced SSPE staff on a potential bid for the Asian Games.



From left to right: Mr. Yau Wing Keung, Dr. Sum Kim Wai Raymond, Prof. Angus Burnett, Ms. Hui Hiu Fai, Prof. Ha Sau Ching Amy, Mr. Mok Kwan Yu Benjamin, Prof. Wong Heung Sang Stephen, Prof. Hui Sai Chuen Stanley and Mr Yiu Pak Leung
Department of Sports Science and Physical Education 體育運動科學系
New Staff Member at SSPE

        Associate Professor Angus Burnett is a new staff member in the Department of Sports Science and Physical Education. He graduated with his PhD in Biomechanics from the University of Western Australia in 1997.



Prof. Angus Burnett
Department of Sports Science and Physical Education 體育運動科學系
SSPE Alumnus Wins Awards at Police College

        SSPE alumnus Shum Lap Chi (graduate in 2007) was awarded the Brian Slevin Trophy for "Best of the Best Inspector", the Baton of honor for the best in class and the Academic Merit respectively. These awards were received by him at the Passing Out Parade at the Police College on 31 July 2010.



Department of Sports Science and Physical Education 體育運動科學系
SSPE Year 4 Student Yu Ching Yan Fiona wins HKSAR Government Scholarship

        The Department of SSPE would like to congratulate our Year 4 student, Yu Ching Yan Fiona, for recently being awarded the HKSAR Government Scholarship. She has kindly written a piece as follows:



Department of Sports Science and Physical Education 體育運動科學系
Focus on SSPE Staff – Prof. Ha Sau Ching Amy: Passionate Teacher Helps Develop Passion at the Coalface

        Prof. Ha Sau Ching Amy, Chair of the Department of SSPE, was recently awarded with the Vice-Chancellor's Exemplary Teaching Award 2009. As a passionate teacher and educator, Prof. Ha is committed to bridging the gap between research and practice.



Department of Sports Science and Physical Education 體育運動科學系
Thoughts about Research from the Undergraduate Students

From Chan Tik Wah Eddie (Year 4 SSPE Student)

        As a SSPE undergraduate in CUHK, the BEd degree at SSPE has given us a great opportunity to experience the fundamentals of research, especially in a PE-related setting. Research experience is essential towards our studies in the course, through them, we can gain a first hand experience in dealing with social issues and problems concerning our society. For instance, we can investigate in greater depth, topics such as obesity, sporting performances in Hong Kong and other health related areas. With the statistical course which we have taken in our first university year, the two courses (the statistical course and research course) combine well together, allowing us to apply our knowledge in research topics that we are interested in, with full support from the Department.



Physical Education Unit 體育部
體育課程考察團

    



Physical Education Unit 體育部
中大女籃出戰台灣「佛光杯」國際賽

        中大女籃於201010月前往台灣參加「佛光杯」國際籃球賽,這次比賽給女子籃球隊一個難忘的體驗。此次旅程有著很多與一般比賽不同之處,包括得到大會最熱情的招待、球員入住在師父清修的地方、與其他國家的球員打成一片等,令隊員在這次的旅程變得難忘及有意義。



Physical Education Unit 體育部
中大女子游泳隊奪團體亞軍

        本年度「第四十七屆大專水運會」已於1031假香港城市大學泳池舉行,本年參賽大專院校共有十所。由於各院校之實力非常接近,比賽競爭激烈,過程十分緊張,到最後一刻才能分出勝負。



Physical Education Unit 體育部
中大越野隊奪個人獎1金1銅

本年度之「大專越野賽」已於11月7日於香港中文大學舉行,中大代表隊在個人獎項中表現優異,女子隊主力姚潔貞同學(護理學系四年級)以破大會紀錄的時間18分21秒90衛冕金牌,而男子隊葉東海同學(體育運動科學系二年級)亦在高手雲集的情況下取得第三名。



Physical Education Unit 體育部
第14屆全國大學生羽毛球錦標賽

        第14屆全國大學生羽毛球錦標賽由中國大學生體育協會主辦,於20107月在南京市南京財經大學舉行。全國共有83所高校及797名男女球員參與。比賽規模和參賽人數均是歷屆之冠。香港中文大學派出56男球員參加男、女子團體賽;男、女子單打;男、女子雙打和男女子混合雙打等比賽項目。



Physical Education Unit 體育部
第十六屆全國大學生擊劍錦標賽

第十六屆全國大學生擊劍錦標賽於201011月在上海舉行。本校首次派出女劍擊隊一行八人參賽,並取得滿意的成績。



Physical Education Unit 體育部
中大運動代表隊授旗禮 暨 楊明標及區寶琪優秀運動員獎學金」頒獎典禮

       中大男女子羽毛球隊、女子網球隊、男子手球隊、男子划艇隊、男子乒乓球隊、男女子活木球隊及女子籃球隊,連同五位取得優秀運動員獎學金的運動精英一同參加於2010610日於大學體育中心舉行的「中大運動代表隊授旗禮暨『楊明標及區寶琪優秀運動員獎學金』頒獎典禮」。



Physical Education Unit 體育部
「運動員獎學金計劃」歡迎會2010

        「運動員獎學金計劃」歡迎會於1029在大學體育中心舉行,大學校長沈祖堯教授為主禮嘉賓,其他出席的嘉賓,包括善衡書院院長辛世文教授、教育學院院長盧乃桂教授、大學輔導長兼大學體育委員會主席吳基培教授、大學教務長吳樹培先生、崇基學院輔導長方永平教授、新亞書院輔導長温有恒教授、入學及學生資助處處長周陳文琬女士、學生事務處處長梁汝照先生和體育部主任盧遠昌先生,共同歡迎21位透過「運動員獎學金計劃」入讀中大的同學。校長席上祝願各獎學金運動員在中大優良的學習環境下,學業及運動方面都能有「追求卓越」的目標。



List of Events 學院活動

June 2010 - December 2010

(二零一零年六月至二零一零年十二月)



List of Academic Visitors 訪問學者名錄

    



Alumni News 校友消息

    



Education Insight 教育短評
How Do EFL (English As A Foreign Language) Learners' Learning Style Preferences Affect Their Learning Strategy Choices?

Dr. Li Jie

(PhD Graduate)

Associate Professor,

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China

      

        An understanding of this question will help learners develop the flexibilities to cope with different learning contexts and ultimately achieve learner autonomy. In a recent study, Dr. Li has addressed this question based on the Chinese tertiary EFL learners.



Education Insight 教育短評
能把劉曉波、趙連海納入國民教育課嗎?

許漢榮

教育碩士(教育政策專修)學生

       

        每當國民教育這個議題見諸媒體,社會上總有聲音批評一些對所謂「國民教育」的有所保留的人。黃均瑜(2010)指出「如果(對國民教育的)論點來來去去都離不開『洗腦論』和『狹隘論』,那麼,這只顯示出香港儘管已經回歸了13年,不少事物雖然都在開放、在進步,但在某些論者心目中,國民教育似乎依然停留了在歷史某一時空。」[1]



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